Job 16:12-13 | TNotes | STEP | 16:12 took me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal with its prey (see 16:9 ), but it is more likely a military image that signaled defeat (Gen 49:8 ; Ps 18:40 ).

cGen 49:8►

dPs 18:40►

‏ Job 16:12-13

16:12 ^a took me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal with its prey (see 16:9 ^b), but it is more likely a military image that signaled defeat (Gen 49:8 ^c; Ps 18:40 ^d).
16:13 ^e pierce me: Literally pierce my kidneys.

• my blood: Literally my gall. The picture is of wounds to vital organs.